Selected Publications and Conference Proceedings:
Thirumalesh B. S., Ramesh Asapu*, State of the Art of Methanol Reforming for Hydrogen Generation, ChemBioEng Reviews, 2024, Vol 11. Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.202300068
R. Asapu, N. Claes, R.-G. Ciocarlan, M.M. Minjauw, C. Detavernier, P. Cool, S. Bals, S.W. Verbruggen, Electron Transfer and Near-Field Mechanisms in Plasmonic Gold-Nanoparticle-Modified TiO2 Photocatalytic Systems, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2019, 2, 7, 4067-4074. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b00485
R. Asapu, N. Claes, S. Bals, S. Denys, C. Dettavernier, S. Lenaerts, S. W. Verbruggen, Silver-polymer core-shell nanoparticles for ultrastable plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017, 200, 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.06.062
R. Asapu, R.-G. Ciocarlan, N. Claes, N. Blommaerts, M.M. Minjauw, T. Ahmad, J. Dendooven, P. Cool, S. Bals, S. Denys, C. Detavernier, S. Lenaerts, S.W. Verbruggen, Plasmonic near-field localization of silver core-shell nanoparticle assemblies via wet chemistry nanogap engineering, ACS Applied Material & Interfaces, 2017, 9 (47), 41577–41585. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b13965
N. Blommaerts, R. Asapu, N. Claes, S. Bals, S. Lenaerts, S.W. Verbruggen, Gas phase photocatalytic spiral reactor for fast and efficient pollutant degradation, Chem. Eng. Journal, 2017, 316, 850–856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.02.038
N. Claes, R. Asapu, N. Blommaerts, S.W. Verbruggen, S. Lenaerts, S. Bals, Characterization of silver-polymer core-shell nanoparticles using electron microscopy. Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 9186-9191. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR09517A
M.M. Minjauw, E. Solano, S.P. Sree, R. Asapu, M. Van Daele, R.K. Ramachandran, G. Heremans, S.W. Verbruggen, S. Lenaerts, J.A. Martens, C. Detavernier, J. Dendooven, Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Silver Using Ag(fod)(PEt3) and NH3-Plasma, Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 7114–7121. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b00690
S. Wei, Pallavi M, Q. Wang, D. H. Chen, R. Asapu, Z. Guo et al., Polypyrrole-titania nanocomposites derived from different oxidants, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 2011, 158(11), K205-K212. doi.org/10.1149/2.048111jes
R. Asapu, V. M. Palla, B. Wang, Z. Guo, R. Sadu, Daniel H. Chen, Phosphorus-doped titania nanotubes with enhanced photocatalytic activity, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2011, 223(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2011.10.001
Shivakumar B., Ramesh A., Vaishnavi P., Avi A. Cornelio, Dirk Limperich, Retrospective on Cubic Equation of State for R134a Refrigerant Used in Automotive Application, SAE Technical Paper, 2013, 2013-26-0061. https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-26-0061
Shivakumar B., Dirk Limperich, Ramesh A., Vaishnavi P., Madhu S., Performance Evaluation of Automotive HVAC System with the Use of Liquid Cooled Condenser, SAE Technical Paper, 2014, 2014-01-0681. https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-0681
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
R. Asapu, R-C. George, N. Claes, N. Blommaerts, P. Cool, S. Bals, S. Denys, S. W. Verbruggen, S. Lenaerts. Nanogaps in Ag and Au nanoparticle clusters: A crucial parameter for SERS application. 19th Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference (NCCC), March 5-7, 2018, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
R. Asapu, R. Ciocarlan, N. Claes, N. Blommaerts, S. Bals, P. Cool, S. Denys, S. W. Verbruggen, S. Lenaerts. Evaluating Nanogaps in Ag and Au Nanoparticle Clusters for SERS Applications Using COMSOL Multiphysics®. COMSOL Conference October 18-20, 2017, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Poster - R. Asapu, S.W. Verbruggen, N. Claes, S. Bals, S. Denys and S. Lenaerts. Ultrastable silver-polymer core-shell nanoparticles for plasmonic applications. MELiSSA mini-symposium & master class, March 30, 2017, Antwerp, Belgium
Poster - R. Asapu, Sammy Verbruggen, Nathalie Claes, Sara Bals, Siegfried Denys, Silvia Lenaerts. Ultrastable Silver-polymer core-shell nanoparticles for plasmonic applications. Chemical Research in Flanders (CRF-1), October 24-26, 2016, Blankenberge, Belgium
R. Asapu, S. W. Verbruggen, N. Claes, S. Bals, S. Denys, S. Lenaerts. Near-Field FEM Simulations: A Vital Tool for Studying Silver-Based Plasmonic Systems. COMSOL Conference, October 12-14, 2016, Munich, Germany
Poster - R. Asapu, N. Claes, S. Bals, S. Denys, S.W. Verbruggen and S. Lenaerts, Stability of silver modified TiO2 thin films for gas phase photocatalysis. 17th Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference (NCCC), March 7-9, 2016, Noordwijkerhout - The Netherlands
Poster - R. Asapu, S.W. Verbruggen and S. Lenaerts, Ag-TiO2 plasmonic systems for gas phase photocatalysis: a viable option? 21st National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences. February 5, 2016, Antwerp, Belgium
R. Asapu, Z. Guo, B. Wang, R. Sadu, D. Chen, “Photocatalytic oxidation of rhodamine B over P-doped titania nanotubes”, Paper No. 555a, AIChE Annual Conference, Nov 7-12, 2010, Salt Lake City, USA.